Flashlight hanger



Oct. 7, 1941..

H. ROTHENBERG FLASHLIGHT HANGER.

Filed Jan. 14, 1958 gun-5::

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 7, 1941 UNITED STATES ATNT OFFICE FLASHLIGHT HANGER Application January 14, 1938, Serial No. 184,915

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a hanger, or holder, for a flash-light by which the flash-light can be hung from a nail or other support.

In carrying out the invention, a hanger for the flash-light is provided that does not interfere with the normal use of the flash-light or prevent it from being carried in a pocket or other container. The hanger is inconspicuous when not in use, but may be readily moved so as to be used. This hanger is made of elastic material that is attached to the flash-light casing or the usual cap thereof that is screwed onto the end opposite the flash-light bulb, and may be easily and quickly moved into its operative position to serve as a hanger.

Wherever the term flash-light casing is used in the specification or claim, it is to be understood that it is intended to mean the casing itself or the cap screwed onto the end of the casing.

The invention will be understood from the description in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side View of a flash-light casing, partly broken away, showing the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the center line of said casing in a plane perpendicular to the paper; and

Fig. 3 is a side view showing a modification.

In the drawing, reference character I indicates a flash-light casing or the usual cap that is screwed thereon. Such a cap is screwed onto threads at the end of the casing as indicated by the reference character 2. It is provided with a circumferential groove 3 that has a rivet 4 attached in this groove. The rivet has a head 5 and it is attached in the groove 3 by having its inner end expanded or riveted as shown at 6.

The hanger for the flash-light is made so that it can be stretched. It may be made of difierent sorts of elastic material, such as an elastic band or strip of rubber or the like, or it may be made of other materials that will stretch. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, this hanger is made of a coil of wire I that is springy and will return to its original position after having been stretched and turned loose. The ends 8 of the elastic hanger are attached to the casing or cap I. In the illustrative embodiment, the

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hanger 3 passes entirely around the cap or casmg I, and both its ends 8 are attached to the shank of the rivet 4 under the head 5. It is preferable to have a depression 9 in the groove 3 where the rivet 4 is attached so that its head 5 will not project any or to an objectionable extent beyond the surface of the cap or casing.

The inside wall IE) of the groove 3 which is in the form of an annular extension may serve as a stop for the usual compression spring II that bears against the end of the cell l2 and makes electrical contact between the cell and the cas- The groove 3 is located near enough to the end of the cap or casing to enable the hanger 3 to be pressed longitudinallly at a point remote from the rivet 4 to remove it from the groove 3 and permit the loop to pass entirely over the end of the cap or casing i into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 so that this hanger I is readily available for being placed over a nail or button on the clothing of the user or any other support where it is desired to hang the flashlight. The groove 3 is preferably made of such a depth that enough of the hanger 1 projects outwardly to enable the user to remove it easily from the groove simply by pressing it laterally.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the same reference characters with primes are used to designate parts similar to those already described. In this modification, a rim I3 is used at the end of the cap or casing i instead of the circumferential groove 3. The elastic hanger 7' is attached to the cap or casing l by the rivet 5', as already described, and the rim I3 keeps the hanger I normally from slipping over the end of the casing, but it can be pushed over this rim [3 easily to make it available for use as a hanger.

What is claimed is:

A flashlight casing having a groove along its outer surface and a corresponding extension along its inner surface near one end of said casing, and an elastic member passing around said casingin said groove for suspending said casing from a support and having its ends together and fastened to said casing so that said elastic member may be released from said groove except at the point of fastening.

HARRY ROTHENBERG. 

